OSHA Inspection: SHADY GROVE CABINET SHOP, INC.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The employer did not evaluate the workplace for necessary PPE, on or about April 18, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabint Shop, Incorporated - The blades were being replaced on the molder and the machine was not locked out. This exposed employee(s) to possible amputation hazards, on or about April 18 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The employer did not develop a written program to address the various wood working machines such as, but not limited to, table saws, molders, sanders, and drills. This exposed employees to possible amputation injuries, on or about April 18 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The employer did not develop machine specific procedures to address the various wood working machines such as, but not limited to, table saws, molders, sanders, and drills, on or about April 18, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The employer did not develop a written program to address the various wood working machines such as, but not limited to, table saws, molders, sanders, and drills, on or about April 18 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air was used for cleaning purposes and was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The compressed air hoses used throughout the Wood Shop were tested at greater than 100 p.s.i. exposing employee(s) to possible embulism injuries, on or about April 18, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

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29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): The employer who had a workplace covered by this standard did not monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The employer did not conduct air monitoring to evaluate the exposure of the Spray Finisher who was applying Gemini Industries, Incorporated HAPS Free Satin Conversion Varnish which contained formaldehyde, on or about May 7, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(c)(1): The employer did not assure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeded 0.75 parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (0.75 ppm) as an 8-hour TWA:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop - The employee applying the Gemini Industries HAPS FREE SATIN CONVERSION VARNISH was exposed to 1.046 parts per million (PPM) during the during the 480 minutes sampled on May 7, 2012. This exposure was approximately 1.4 times the eight (8) hour Time Weighted Average (TWA), on or about May 7, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not ensure that facial hair did not come between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function:     (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The Painter had a full beard while using the Binks half-mask negative pressure respirator. This condition could have exposed the employee to excessive formaldehyde, on or about April 18, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The employer did not develop or implement a written program to address the criteria above for chemicals such as, but not limited to, various adhesives, stains and paints, on or about April 18, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2): The quantity of flammable or combustible liquids kept in the vicinity of spraying operations exceeded the minimum required for operations, a supply for 1 day or one shift. Bulk storage of portable containers of flammable or combustible liquids shall be in a separate, constructed building detached from other important buildings or cut off in a standard manner:    (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - There were eighteen (18) gallons of various Gemini Coatings Class IB flammible liquids stored inside the spray booth, on or about April 18, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working space required by this standard was used for storage:     (a)  Shady Grove Cabinet Shop, Incorporated - The working Space in front of Panel C was temporarily reduced to 7.75 inches  by lumber stored in the adjacent storage rack, on or about April 18, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.